Event Game Hire in Cambridge

Cambridge has a varied and active corporate events scene, shaped by its mix of technology businesses, life sciences companies, and the University of Cambridge itself. Fun Pro delivers interactive game hire across the city throughout the year, serving corporate fun days, exhibitions, conferences, university events, and staff celebrations. Based in Coventry, we reach Cambridge comfortably via the A14, which keeps logistics straightforward and means travel doesn't add unnecessary cost to your booking. Every hire includes delivery, setup, and collection as standard, so there's one less thing on your plate when the day arrives.

Whether you're planning a corporate fun day at the KingsGate Conference Centre, an exhibition stand at a tech industry event, or a staff party at one of the city's hotels, the right games can make a real difference to how your guests experience the event. We're here to help you work out what that looks like for your specific audience and venue.

Games We Deliver to Cambridge Events

Different events call for different games, and the right choice depends on your audience, the space you're working with, and what you're trying to achieve. Here's a practical guide to what tends to work well and why.

Reaction games like Batak Pro and Strike a Light Danger Zone are particularly well-suited to exhibition stands and conference icebreaker sessions. They're visually engaging, easy to pick up, and naturally draw a crowd, which gives visitors a reason to stop at your stand and start a conversation. The Batak Lite is a more compact option, worth considering if your floor space is limited.

Prize and grabber games, including Grab A Grand, Ballnado, the Prize Crane, and the Prize Wheel, work well at brand activation stands and trade shows. They draw footfall, give visitors a reason to engage, and create a buzz around your stand. All of these can be wrapped with your company branding, which our team designs and prints in-house.

Arcade and simulator games, including retro arcade machines and racing simulators, tend to be popular at corporate fun days, staff parties, and award ceremony receptions. They create natural social moments and work across a wide range of ages and physical abilities, which matters when you're catering to a mixed group.

For events where inclusivity is a priority, games like Roll & Bowl and Plinko are worth considering. They're lower-intensity, easy for everyone to take part in, and work well for large groups cycling through activity stations across the day.

Photo booths and magic mirrors are a consistent choice for award ceremonies, Christmas parties, and branded events. They give guests something to gather around, produce content people actually want to share, and can be customised with your event branding.

For smaller group settings, networking evenings, or office entertainment, pub games such as shuffleboard create a relaxed atmosphere that encourages conversation without requiring much physical effort or competitive instinct.

Cambridge Venues We Know Well

Fun Pro UK delivers to venues across Cambridge and the wider Cambridgeshire area regularly. That hands-on experience means we understand the practical realities of each space, from loading access and floor surfaces to power availability and timing windows.

KingsGate Conference Centre

KingsGate is one of the largest and best-equipped conference venues in the East of England, with an auditorium, multiple breakout rooms, and flexible event spaces that suit everything from large conferences to company fun days. The scale of the venue makes it well suited to events where you want several game stations running at once, giving guests genuine choice rather than a single queue. It's worth discussing the layout with us early, as the mix of larger and smaller rooms calls for different game configurations depending on where your event is based within the building.

Hilton Cambridge City Centre

The Hilton Cambridge City Centre has the largest self-contained event space of any hotel in the city, with capacity for up to 220 guests. It's a practical and well-used venue for corporate away days, team events, and company celebrations. Hotel function rooms tend to have more contained floor plans than dedicated conference centres, so compact, self-contained games generally work better here than larger multi-machine setups. Reaction games, prize wheels, and photo booths are all reliable choices for this kind of setting.

The Ray Dolby Centre

The Ray Dolby Centre is one of Cambridge's newer and larger conference facilities, with a 407-seat auditorium and a range of breakout spaces and seminar rooms. It's well suited to conferences, product launches, and corporate gatherings where the event programme mixes structured sessions with more informal networking time. Games placed in breakout or pre-session areas work particularly well here, giving delegates something engaging to do between talks without pulling them away from the event entirely.

Anglia Ruskin University

Anglia Ruskin has lecture theatres, classrooms, and event spaces available for hire on its Cambridge campus, making it a popular choice for training days, academic conferences, and university-connected corporate events. For freshers events and student engagement activities, high-energy games like Grab A Grand and Batak tend to go down well. For more formal events using the lecture theatre spaces, compact games in reception or breakout areas are the better fit.

Quy Mill Hotel & Spa

Set in twelve acres of Cambridgeshire countryside just a few miles from the city, Quy Mill is a popular choice for corporate away days, off-site meetings, and staff celebration events that benefit from a change of setting. The venue's flexible meeting and event spaces work well for smaller to mid-sized groups. Games like Roll & Bowl, arcade machines, and pub games suit the more relaxed, sociable atmosphere that this kind of venue lends itself to.

Other Venues Across Cambridge and Cambridgeshire

Fun Pro UK also delivers regularly to hotels, university colleges, office spaces, and outdoor event sites across Cambridge city centre and the wider county, including venues in Huntingdon, Ely, Peterborough, and St Ives. If your venue isn't listed here,get in touch and the team can advise on what's possible.

Planning Game Hire for a Cambridge Corporate Event

There are a few practical considerations worth thinking through before you confirm your game choices.

Guest numbers and flow matter more than many people realise. Games need enough clear space to operate safely, and you'll want room for a small queue to form without blocking walkways or fire exits. It's a good idea to share your floor plan with us early so we can help you work out what fits comfortably.

Your audience mix is equally important. Cambridge's corporate events often bring together diverse groups,  from researchers and academics to tech company employees and client-facing teams, with a wide range of personalities and comfort levels. A group that spans different ages, abilities, and personalities needs a range of options rather than a single high-energy game that only appeals to part of the room. Consider whether a mix of active games and lower-key options would serve your particular group better.

Your event objectives should also guide your choices. Exhibition stands need games that draw footfall and start conversations quickly. Team building days need activities that sustain engagement across several hours and encourage people to interact with colleagues they might not normally spend time with. Both are achievable, but they call for different approaches, and it's worth discussing this with us before you decide.

On logistics: most games require a standard mains power socket and a clear floor area of around two to three metres. If your venue has unusual constraints, let us know and we can suggest alternatives that work within those limits.

If branding is part of your brief, it's worth raising early. Custom branded games are one of the most effective ways to reinforce your company's presence at an exhibition or activation, and because we handle design and print in-house, you're dealing with one team from start to finish. Lead time is needed, so the sooner you raise it, the better.